dù sao

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adverb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [zu˨˩ saːw˧˧]Huế [jʊw˦˩ ʂaːw˧˧]Saigon [jʊw˨˩ ʂaːw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

dùfallinghuyền saolevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

dù sao means anyhow; anyway; nevertheless.

Meanings of dù sao in English

Adverb

anyhow, anyway, nevertheless, regardless
after all, all things considered

Example sentences with dù sao

Dù sao thì không ai trong cái nhà này nghe tôi nói cả. Nobody in this house listens to me anyways.
Tôi biết rằng tôi không cần phải làm điều đó, nhưng dù sao tôi đã làm. I know that I didn't have to do that, but I did it anyway.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

dù (“even if, although”) + sao (“why, how”).

Frequently asked questions

What does dù sao mean in English?

dù sao (adverb) means "anyhow; anyway; nevertheless".

How do you pronounce dù sao?

IPA: Hanoi [zu˨˩ saːw˧˧]; Saigon [jʊw˨˩ ʂaːw˧˧]. Tones: dù — falling tone (huyền), sao — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.